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ester6riosester6rios
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Well I'm kinda in a bind and I don't know what to do. My fiance is a Catholic and I was baptized Catholic but went to a baptist church. We can't get married by Church because I havent done my communion, I am really big on getting married with a blessing I don't know what to do. HELP PLEASE any ideas will help.

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  • PressMePressMe member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    Who said you couldn't get married by the church.  Your FI is baptized and confirmed.
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  • mbcdefgmbcdefg member
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    edited December 2011
    Have you even talked to a priest yet? If one of you has received all the necessary scaraments, you should be good to go. Do the two of you regularly attend Catholic Mass? If so, talk to the priest at that parish and ask what you can do.

    If they say that a Catholic wedding ceremony is a no-go, ask what you can do about a convalidation ceremony. But this is something you should pursue if you plan to be active in the Catholic faith and raise a Catholic family.

    If you only want a Catholic/church wedding or just a blessing, and don't plan to be active in the faith after that, that may be why they don't want to perform your wedding in the Catholic Church.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto PP's
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  • AutumnEnchantmentAutumnEnchantment
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    edited December 2011
    I'm Catholic but the FI wasn't even baptized in any religion.  I had the first meeting with the deacon and the FI has to go to RCIA classes which, in our church, begin in August and go until Easter.  After, he can decide whether or not he wants to get baptized into the church but regardless of his decision, we can still marry in the church once his RCIA is completed.
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  • berrytrberrytr
    500 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I am Catholic and FI is Baptist and we are having a nuptial mass.  I agree w/pp; I don't think there is any valid reason why you can not be married in the Church.
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  • mam677mam677
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I am Catholic and my DH is Buddhist. We were able to be married in the church. There was plenty of paperwork involved but it's not impossible to do.
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  • smccart7smccart7
    10 Comments
    edited December 2011

    Agree with PP....I'm Catholic and my Fi is Hindu and the priest said there are special forms we have to submit to "request permission" from the arch diocese, but that it shouldn't be a problem.

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  • KRPadillaKRPadilla
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    You can either talk to your parish about getting confirmed and taking communion before your ceremony, or consider not doing a full mass.  I believe they will let you have a full mass, but you will not be allowed to participate in communion.  So, if you opt not to complete your sacraments prior to your ceremony, I would suggest having a priest conduct a wedding ceremony without the full mass.
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  • squirrelly29squirrelly29 member
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    If you were baptized Catholic there should be no problem. Usually one person has to have made all Sacraments and the other does not.
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